I am in my seventh decade.
Born and raised on an upstate NY general livestock farm.
Our farm flock, started from my grandmothers flock was RC RIRs, that she had since she was first married. Previously they had Dominiqes. There were also real honest bantams around, our farms and others, bantams, not feral chickens of any breed, most probably descended from Old English Games. That was their coloration most often, tri colored red,bown black roos and various shades of brown on the hens.
The closest relative I can find for the Icelandic is the Norwegian Jaerhoun, which would make sense. But the Icelandic is a breed, it reproduces itself, in great variety, but recognizeably the same type and colors, no others.Combs are also varied. NO selection pressure has been made for color or comb or any fancy points, only for hardiness, and steady egg production.
The Icelandic was the chicken of Iceland for over a thousand years, arguably the oldest recognized chicken breed in the world after the Junglefowl.
Born and raised on an upstate NY general livestock farm.
Our farm flock, started from my grandmothers flock was RC RIRs, that she had since she was first married. Previously they had Dominiqes. There were also real honest bantams around, our farms and others, bantams, not feral chickens of any breed, most probably descended from Old English Games. That was their coloration most often, tri colored red,bown black roos and various shades of brown on the hens.
The closest relative I can find for the Icelandic is the Norwegian Jaerhoun, which would make sense. But the Icelandic is a breed, it reproduces itself, in great variety, but recognizeably the same type and colors, no others.Combs are also varied. NO selection pressure has been made for color or comb or any fancy points, only for hardiness, and steady egg production.
The Icelandic was the chicken of Iceland for over a thousand years, arguably the oldest recognized chicken breed in the world after the Junglefowl.
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